Howdy! What’s going on with you? Did you find menu planning for this week a breeze or a little more difficult? I definitely find some weeks are easier than others especially trying to come up with a menu plan that my whole family will enjoy.

I shared last week on Facebook that one of the recipes I tried out, the Autumn Sausage Casserole, was a total bust. I have never had my family revolt so much over a meal. The funny thing is I absolutely loved it and I really dislike rice. Go figure that one! I just thought the flavors were really different and fallish :) You win some and you lose some I guess. Did anyone else give it a try?

Some of you might remember that last week I also had Spaghetti Ham Bake on the menu…the recipe makes two casseroles and we made one for us and one to share. Who did we end up sharing with? Well October is Pastor appreciation month so it was a surprise for our Pastor. The youth of our church also gave some free nights of babysitting. I found the cutest free babysitting coupons online that I simply printed off on card stock and had the kids sign their names to. Click on the picture below to download and print your own. Love it!!

Also here are a couple of menu planning resources you may be interested in:

WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?

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I just started using Ziplist and I love it! Seeing it on your site encouraged me to try it out. Sorry your sausage bake was a bust. I’ve had a few of those lately, but thankfully my husband eats everything so he usually ends up taking it to work!

Your Autumn Casserole sounds very similar to the Harvest Stew I planned for this week. I have not made this particular recipe before but others like it, always to good reviews. Depending on how this one goes, I may try your recipe. It does sound very similar to another sausage and rice casserole I’ve made… though I’d probably pump up the veggies to make it a one-pot meal.

Love the coupon.. very cute and appreciated by the receivers, I’m sure!

I had the crock pot ham dish you posted last week on my menu for this week, but when I got to the store I couldn’t find a bone in ham. The rest of the hams were way to big or precooked so I had to think quickly and plan again. I ended up picking up a pot roast so we shall see how that goes. Do you have any good crock pot pot roast recipes? I found a few but hate to go in blindly.

In addition to my normal Menu Plan Monday post, this week I’m doing a series on using your PROCESS, ideas from your blog & elsewhere and tackling those awful parts of my house. I never quite keep up with your Challenges like I want to, so this is like a “year-end edition” of what i meant to get done during your Challenges!!

Tuesday: Fall Pork Bake (Pork chops browned in a skillet and then placed in the bottom of a 9X13 casserole dish, covered with peeled, cored, sliced apples and topped with cinnamon/brown sugar/nutmeg topping) with stuffing and roasted carrots

I’m Kelly, and I’m new! I’m about to spend a ridiculous amount of time searching this site and its myriad of happy links in order to broaden my recipe stash for future menu planning, and I cannot wait!

I found it on Pinterest and made it earlier this week. Other than nearly stabbing myself while trying to cut up and peel the pumpkin, the soup was easy to make and very tasty. It definitely had an Autumn feel to it. All of us liked it, including my four young kiddos.